Sail-World's tributes to ten top cruising sailors for 2010



12:28 AM Sat 1 Jan 2011 GMT
'Ian Thomson - photo by Zac Bailey' .
Some are unknown, some are household words. Some went solo, some took a crew on an amazing voyage and some overcame the greatest of odds to achieve their ambition. They all share one thing: the ability to think outside the square to live their dreams and to inspire the rest of us to try to do the same. Sail-World's cruising sailors of the year, from our stories throughout the year, chosen by Sail-World Cruising's editorial team, are: Ian Thomson - Australia In the first week of May 2010, Ian Thomson set off to break the current Solo Around Australia Record ...


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